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A lesson learned, read the reviews of others, and learn from their mistakes. Finally used ten year old RJ45 plugs/modulars without inserting the loadbar and every patch cable made work perfectly.
Cost of shipping too high. RJ45 plugs/modulars with loadbars fit CAT6 solid cable.
Product came as advertised in a neat small package. It was always at a different cable pin.
However, crimping did not result in a good connection. Tried numerous times but each time the Trendnet cable tester would indicate a faulty pin.
I wanted to return the RJ45 plugs/modulars but why add the cost of shipping the plugs back. I don't blame the company but the CAT6 plugs/modulars are not reliable.
Shipped CAT 5 plugs instead of CAT 6. $4.99 shipping for a tiny package and arrived in a week. Wasted my time and delayed my project
I have been looking for the RJ45 plugs that allow you to push the wires through the nose to be trimmed off after you crimp. it offers a little insert that you slide on the wires before inserting in the plug and crimping. That allows you to confirm each wire is in the proper slot and none are doubled up or held back by the slot dividers. This style is different. a very slick feature that speeds assembly and avoids getting two wires in one slot or having a divider push one wire back. Not quite what I was looking for but better than the standard plug end.
Maybe its me but these seem not to crimp to well. I had to do over some lines a few time before it worked.The teeth that get inserted into the wire seem to miss at times and the thing is it comes with a guide.
There are plenty of instructions online, so lack of paperwork was no problem. After verifying the layout, cut the ends off flush with the end of the block then insert for crimping. Definitely leave some extra wire after untwisting the pairs and make your first cut diagonal. This makes it easier to insert the individual leads into the guide block. It was a very tight fit for the unstripped cable to be inserted into the RJ45 plug. Be sure the conductors reach all the way into the plug before crimping.
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